Turning Old Phones Into Microscopes, This Project Will Help A Lot Of Poor Children
Dhir Acharya - Jan 19, 2021
Now, a university in Thailand has come up with an ingenious way to use old phones, which will help students access quality education at a low cost.
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There are many ways to deal with an old smartphone when you don’t want it anymore. You can either sell it or turn it into another device like an alarm clock or a baby monitor.
Now, a university in Thailand has come up with an ingenious way to use old phones. In a press release, the university wrote:
“Chulalongkorn University, in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, will retrofit 500 old smartphones donated by Thai Samsung Electrics, Co., Ltd. with CU Smart Lens invented by Professor Sanong Akasit, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, and turn them into microscopes.”
The project is called “2,500 Microscopes from Old Cell Phones for Marginal Schools,” which suggests they are working on remaking 2,500 handsets. According to the press release, the ministry and the university will replace the current microscopes with old phones in schools across the country that lack science equipment. In addition, the project is said to help students have equal access to quality education while taking advantage of old equipment.
However, the university did not provide any further information about the project. What we know is that it will revamp the phones using CU Smart Lens but there’s no information regarding what it is or what role it plays in turning phones into microscopes.
The university shared a photo showing a phone exhibiting an enlarged microorganism on its display. In the photo, there’s a clap holding the phone that suggests the revamped cell phone can magnify an item by 50 times.
While there’s little information about this initiative, it’s definitely an amazing way to make use of old phones and help promote education at the same time.
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